#MarkerMonday Locomotive No. 5 Polk County Texas Historical Commission Built in 1911 by Philadelphias Baldwin Locomotive Works, this locomotive was first used to transport timber in Florida. In the 1920s, it was purchased for use in Texas logging industry by the Angelina County-based Carter-Kelley Lumber Company. The locomotive traveled between Angelina and Polk County mill towns on Houston, East and West Texas Railway tracks, picking up logs and finished lumber that frequently had been hauled from local cutting areas by oxen. In use until 1952, the No. 5 contributed to the development of the areas timber industry.
Posted on: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 12:35:00 +0000
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